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The match was organised to give Sunderland’s fringe players some extra minutes during the international break, which means they do not have another first-team fixture until the August 14 trip to Accrington Stanley.

What was described as a “very strong” side took a 4-0 half-time lead against the League One side, with each side scoring once after the break.

Lynch’s final game for QPR was on Good Friday, in a 2-1 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers.

Alim Ozturk and summer signing Jordan Willis have established themselves as the Black Cats’ first-choice central defensive partnership since the switch from three to four at the back.